Advertising-shield for vehicle-wheels.



R. K. BLAGKSHEAR. ADVERTISING SHIELD FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

v APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4, 1912.

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I Q Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT KING- IBIJ'IYGlfSI-IEAIEL, OF LUFKIN TEXAS. Y

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To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, RoBERrK. BLACK- SHEAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lufkin, in the county of Angelina and State of'Texas, have invented anew and useful Advertising-Shield for Vehicle- .Wheels, of which the following is a specifia cation.

V ,The device forming the subject-matter'of this application,- is a shield, adapted to cover a portion of the wheel of a vehicle, the shield being adapted to receive advertising matter.

The invention aims to provide .novel means for yieldingly supporting the shield, and to provide anti-friction elements, adjustable upon the spokes of the wheel of a vehicle,'longitudinallyof the spokes, from one end of each spoke to'the other, which anti-friction elements are. adapted to engage the periphery of an opening in the shield,

to constitute a means for supporting the shield verticall 1 A further object of the invention is to rovide novel means for yieldingly supportmg the shield'from the axle of a vehicle,

whereby the shield may be applied to the front axle, which has relative movement with respect to the vehicle body. v

.A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this type, in the form of a time piece dial, and to provide wheelcarried hands adapted to register upon the dial; novel means being provided for connecting the hands with the wheel.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for upholding, upon a single spoke of a vehicle wheel, an antifriction element, by which the shield is vertic-ally upheld,

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the comof the present invention; Fig. 2 is a sec-e tional elevation of the device;Fig. 3 isan elevation showing a modified form of the Specification of Letters Patent. 1

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

Application filed January 4, 1912. Serial No. 669,348.

invention; Fig. 4 is a section showing the means whereby the-hands, employed in 3, are attached to the hub; and Fig. 5 is a perspective of the spoke-engaging clamp whereby the anti-friction element, engaging the shield, is supported. f y

In the accompanyingdrawings, the numeral 1 denotes the axle of a vehicle, the numeral 2 denoting the wheel, and the numeral 3'denoting thespokes of the'wheel.

The numeral 4 denotes the hub of'the wheel. I 1

The invention further includes a shield or body, which, as denoted by the numerals 5 and 6 in Fig. 1, may be of various forms. The shield is equipped with a circular opening 7, adapted to receive the hub 4. In order to support the shield or body 5 against movement'transversely ofthe wheel 2, an arched spring 8 .is provided, .one end 9 of which is secured tov the rear faceof the body 5, the description being applied specifically to the'body 5, although applicable with equal propriety to the body 6. The arched spring 8 extends over the vehicle wheel 2, asclearly shown in Fig. 2, and the lower end of the spring- 8 is equipped with a member 10,-o any. desired form, and adapted to en age the vehicle axle 1. The member 10, i desired,may-takethe form of a ring, and held in place .upon the axle 1, removably, by means of a set screw 11. A clampis provided, adapted to engage a single spoke 3 of the wheel 2, for adjustment upon the spoke 3, throughout the entire length of the spoke. This clamp may, as shown in Fig. 5, consist of separable parts 12 and 14, having openings 15, adapted-to receive; bolt and nut connections 16, whereby the parts 12 and 14 may be clamped upon a single spoke 3 of the wheel 2. The arts l2and 14 are equipped with outstandlng ribs 15,*having mating grooves forming a seat 16', adapted to receive oneofethe spokes 3. Outstanding from one" ofthe ribs 16 is a spindlev 17,

terminating ina reduced tip 18, defining a shoulder 19 onthe spindle 17. A- nut 20, or other securing member, is applied to the outer, free end of the tip18, and between the nut 20 and the shoulder 19 is journaled for rotation a wheel 21, having flanges 22 at its ends. The wheel 21 bears against the periphery of the opening 7, and the flanges 22 extend beyond the opening 7, upon both sides of the shield or body 5. Any num+ ber of the clamps shown in Fig. 5 may be provided. Preferably three are used. Obviously the wheels 21 serve to support the body 5; and in order that the wheels 21 may bear properly agalnst the edge of the opening 7, the adjustment of the clamps 12 and 14:, upon the spoke 3, must be unlimited. Owin to the fact that the clamping member, s own in Fig. 5, engages but one of the spokes 3, and owing to the peculiar construction of the clamping member, said member may be adjusted freely, from one end of the spoke to the other. Therefore, all of the wheels 21 may be made to bear equally and evenly against the periphery of the opening 7.

-Owing to the fact that the spring member 8 is secured tothe axle, 1, or to some other part of the running gear of the vedenoted by the numeral 23, and is in the form of a dial for a time piece, the dial be ing suitably inscribed, as shown at 24. Secured to some portion of the vehicle wheel 25, preferablyto the hub 26, is a cap 27, which may b held in place by means of a set screw 28, hands 29 being secured as shown at 30, to the end face of the cap 27, the hands 29 being adapted to move over the outer face of the dial 23, when the wheel is rotated. The device shown in Fig. 3 is adapted peculiarly to be used for advertising the wares of jewelers and clock manufacturers.

The shield or body is fashioned from light and inexpensive material of any sort, and the shield may be of any form. The shield may be inscribed with advertising matter, as shown at 30 in Fig. 1. The lower edge of the shield is spaced from the lower portion of the periphery of the wheel, so as to clear the curb, and the hub 4 projecting beyond the outer face of the shield, serves to protect the same.

It will be readily understood, without specific illustration, that the advertising matter 30 may be applied to the inner face of the. shield or body, so that the advertising Copies of this patent may be obtained for Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a body adapted to be carried upon the outside of a vehicle wheel and having the form of a time piece dial; means for securing the'body to a vehicle; a hand adapted to move over the dial; and means for securing the hand to the wheel of the vehicle.

'2. In a device of the class described, a body adapted to be carried upon the outside of a vehicle Wheel and having the form of a time piece dial and provided with an opening adapted to receive the hub of 2. vehicle wheel; means for upholding the body from the vehicle; a cap adapted to engage the hub of a vehicl wheel; means for bolding the cap upon the hub of a vehicle Wheel, for rotation therewith; and a hand carried by the cap, and adapted to register upon the bod 3. In a device of the class described,- a body having the form of a time piece dial, and provided with an opening adapted to receive the hub of a vehicle wheel; an arched spring secured at one endloto'jhe body and having, at its other end, means to engage the axle of a vehicle, the spring comprising arms of different lengths, whereby the spring may extend across the periphery of a vehicle wheel, thereby to position the body upon one side of the ve-- hicle wheel and to position the axleengaging means upon the other side of the wheel of the vehicle; an anti-friction element; means for connecting the anti-friction element with the wheel of a vehicle, the antifriction element being adapted to engage the body at the periphery of the opening therein; a cap; means for securing the cap 100 to the hub of a vehicle wheel; and a hand carried by the cap, and adapted to register upon th dial.

4. The combination wit-h the body, wheel and axle of a vehicle, of a shield located 105 upon the outside of the wheel; a member secured against rotation to the axle on the inside of the wheel; and a connection between the member and the shield, the connection being independent of the body of five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of latents. Washington. D. C." 

